SETTLING SCORES SKYWALKER STYLE

“Do you know the Beatles?” asks the man playing the piano. “Yes,” his companion replies. “I know who they are. ‘Eleanor Rigby.’ ‘Yellow Submarine.’”

It’s a rather benign exchange until you realize that the man playing the piano is Pope Benedict XVI and his companion the future Pope Francis – portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, 81, and Jonathan Pryce, 72, respectively in the Netflix and theatrical release The Two Popes.

And while it’s difficult to imagine either pontiff rocking a mop top, Hopkins and Price strike shocking physical similarities to their real-life counterparts in the film about the historic papal transition of 2013.

Meanwhile, Tom Hanks, at 63, pulls off the Mr. Rogers look in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,

transferring his innate warmth to a role that required an actor as beloved (andscandal-free)asRogers

himself. I mean, Charlie Sheen as Mr. Rogers? No, thanks. Fans would leave theatres looking as grim as Meryl Streep, 70, playing Aunt March in the upcoming Little Women remake from Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Greta Gerwig. And after 42 years, three original films, three prequels and now three sequels, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

aims to finally settle the score between the Force and the dark side. Mark Hamill, 68, returns as Luke Skywalker, Billy Dee Williams, 82, reprises his role as Lando Calrissian for the first time in nearly four decades and Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, appears as Leia Organa via previously filmed footage for this final battle of the Skywalker saga. —MC